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Reference

The Reference Department at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County is here to assist you in using the Library and its many information resources. We are here to:
  • Answer your questions
  • Provide research assistance
  • Locate library resources from an outside source such as an Inter-Library Loan
  • Genealogy research
  • Mount Vernon News on microfilm
  • Request Proctor Services
For more information call (740) 392-BOOK ext. 230
Popular Resources
  • Self-Help Legal Forms
  • Online Ohio Victims Rights Research Toolkit
  • Federal, State and Local Tax Information
  • Healthcare.gov
  • getamericacovered.org
  • Kenyon College Voter Information
What Tree Is It? A Tree Identifying Database
What's The Point? Identifying Flint Artifacts Database
What's That Snake? A Snake Identification Database

Genalogy Resources In-Library Resources for Patron Use
  • History of Knox County: Hill, 1881; Norton, 1779-1862; Lorey, 1876-1976
  • Past and Present of Knox County, 1912
  • Biographical Record of Knox County, 1902
  • Atlases of Knox County, 1871 and 1896
  • Family Histories
  • Marriage index, covers 1808-1875
  • Death Records index, covers 1867-1908
  • Obituary indices, substantial but not complete
  • Knox County cemeteries index
  • Will abstracts, not complete
  • Knox County census beginning 1820, excluding 1890 (records on microfilm, indexes 1830-1880)
  • Mount Vernon newspapers from 1840s (on microfilm and generally NOT indexed)

Librarian Assisted Research

Guidelines for Librarian Assisted Research
(*Please allow 4-6 weeks for us to respond to a request)
  • No more than 3 obituary, birth notices, or article look-ups (or any combination of these)
  • (Required) Specific dates for obituary/birth notices or article look-ups
  • Newspaper-related requests must be the Mount Vernon News and require a specific date
  • No more than 3 index look-ups
(Please keep in mind Federal Copyright laws may prevent us from fulfilling a request if the item requested is copy of significant portion of a book or its entirety, without permission from the author and/or publisher)

Requests may be sent via email at library@knox.net, phone (740) 392-2665 ext. 230, or postal mail
The Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County
ATTN: Reference/Genealogy
201 N. Mulberry St.
Mount Vernon, OH 43050

Other Online Genealogy Resources

Knox County Records Center
OhioMemory.org
Knox County Historical Society
Knox County Health Department



Picture
Profiles of Ohio, Fifth Edition. Physical characteristics of City/County in Ohio.

Civil War Era Newspapers Of Mount Vernon Ohio Online

Digital.Kenyon.edu Mount Vernon Directories
Request Proctor Services
Volunteer (PDF)
Employment Application (PDF)
Friends of the Library
Friends Book Warehouse Map

Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County
201 North Mulberry St.
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
Phone: (740) 392-BOOK
Fax: (740) 397-3866


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